Parks, beaches, reserves remain closed under Level 4 lockdown
30 April 2020
Together with officials from the City of Cape Town, we have studied the amended Disaster Management Act regulations as published by the National Government in preparation of Level 4 of the COVID-19 lockdown period. The regulations explicitly state that no municipality will be allowed to open public parks, nature reserves, and beaches. Thus, these public areas remain off limits until further notice.
However, concessions have been made by the National Government to allow residents to exercise during 06:00 and 09:00 in the morning as from tomorrow, 1 May 2020.
I am pleased to say that public thoroughfares across the city will be open for those residents who want to run, jog, cycle or walk within a 5 km radius from their homes between 06:00 and 09:00.
These include spaces such as: